Europa League: Hegen vs. Ternavaspartacus, who can advance?

At 1:00 am on July 18, 2025, a noticeable showdown will be held in the second leg of the Europa League qualifiers, and Sweden's Hegen Football Club will welcome Slovakia's Ternavaspartak at home. Hegen, as a team in the Swedish Premier League, has performed well this season. After 15 rounds of competition, they have achieved 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses, accumulated 21 points, temporarily ranked 8th in the league, and are on par with last season's ranking. It is worth mentioning that although Hegen was in the middle of the league last season, they successfully won the Swedish Cup championship, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup, and successfully defeated their opponents in the first leg, laying a good foundation for advancement.

Hurgen is in extremely hot recently, and the team has achieved three consecutive victories. In the last game against Halmstad, Hegan showed strong field control ability, with a ball possession rate of up to 67%, and was active on the offensive end, making a total of 18 shots, 7 of which hit the target, with almost twice the number of shots being the opponent. In this game, Hegen's four players, Swanbuck, Ngabo, Omar L and Bruceberg, contributed goals to the team respectively, and finally defeated Halmstad with a huge gap of 4-1. However, although Hyukan scored 24 goals in the league this season, he conceded 25 goals, and his performance on both offense and defense still needs to be improved.

Ternavaspartak is a team in the Slovak Super League. After 32 matches last season, they successfully won the third place in the league, thus locking in a place to compete in the UEFA Cup qualifiers. Judging from their league performance, Ternavaspartak's offense and defense ability is still acceptable. He scored 46 goals and conceded 34 goals in 32 games, showing a relatively balanced offense and defense strength. But in the UEFA Cup qualifiers, Ternavaspartak's performance was disappointing, with their defeat in the first leg and their current hopes of advancement have become slim.

Recently, Ternavaspartak's form has continued to be sluggish, and the team has suffered a frustrating four-game losing streak. In a recent game against Hegen, despite a 50% possession rate, their offensive efficiency was extremely low, with only 6 shots and only 1 disturbing the opponent's goalkeeper. During the game, after Hegen broke through their goal, Ternavaspartak's forward line made little achievements and eventually lost to his opponent 0-1. At the same time, they have failed to break the opponent's defense in the past three games and have encountered the embarrassing situation of being locked up continuously.

In the historical confrontation between the two teams, Hegen successfully defeated Ternavaspartak 1-0 in the first round. Overall, Hegen has recovered recently, is in a winning streak and has taken the lead on the promotion road; while Ternavaspartaca is facing severe challenges, and the weak performance on both offense and defense makes them seem necessary to seek breakthroughs in subsequent games.